Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
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The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) was announced in Iqaluit on August 18, 2009 by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
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The agency is a stand-alone department in the Government of Canada
and reports to the Minister for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency who also serves as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
. Nicole Jauvin has been appointed as the agency's first Deputy Minister and President.
The scope of the agency is limited to Canada's three territories and Budget 2009 provided $10 million dollars a year in operations funding for the agency. The headquarters is in Iqaluit, Nunavut
with regional offices in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
and Whitehorse
, Yukon
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In recognition of the complicated regulatory regime in the North, CanNor will also host the Northern Project Management Office (NPMO). The NPMO will streamline regulatory processes and coordinate the work of federal departments involved in natural resource development projects in the three northern territories and in the northern offshore. The headquarters of the NPMO is in Yellowknife.
CanNor is the only Canadian federal department with headquarters north of the 60th parallel north
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Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
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The agency is a stand-alone department in the Government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
and reports to the Minister for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency who also serves as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
The position of Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians was created in 1985 as a portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet. As the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is officially responsible only for Status Indians and largely with those living on Indian reserves, the new...
. Nicole Jauvin has been appointed as the agency's first Deputy Minister and President.
The scope of the agency is limited to Canada's three territories and Budget 2009 provided $10 million dollars a year in operations funding for the agency. The headquarters is in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
with regional offices in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
and Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
, Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
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In recognition of the complicated regulatory regime in the North, CanNor will also host the Northern Project Management Office (NPMO). The NPMO will streamline regulatory processes and coordinate the work of federal departments involved in natural resource development projects in the three northern territories and in the northern offshore. The headquarters of the NPMO is in Yellowknife.
CanNor is the only Canadian federal department with headquarters north of the 60th parallel north
60th parallel north
The 60th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean....
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